Cap



. A. GOLD CAP Filed Sept. 20, 1927 0 EME-7. i INVENTOR (L. du,

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'W I7 Z6 Patented June 5, 19728. l y

umrso .STATES HARRY A. Gl'OLD,` OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.l

CAP.

i plantation 1aedsep'emberao,'1921'.` serial No. 22o,e4s.

r1`his invention relates to caps` and particularly to a combination cap, 1nufller, and forehead protector; one of` its objects being the provision of head gear which may be conveniently7 and cheaply 'assembled.-v.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a cap comprisingl va separate i forehead protector which is stitched at spaced intervals to the crownl ofthe. cap.

A further object of my invention is .the provision of a cap having anon-extensible band secured to the edge of the crown portion thereof below thefedge portion of a Y separate forehead protector yfor', permittii'ig stretching of the forehead protector while preventing stretching ofthe edge portion ofthe .crown vto atorda tight fitting relation between the edge portions ofthe crown and forehead protector when the cap is stretched on the head Vof a wearer.

@ther objects will appear hereinafter,'thel novel features and combinations being more clearly set forth in the appended claims.

In the4 drawings: y Fig. 1 is a fragmentary"elevational View of a strip of material from which my, im-

proved cap is constructed showingY the outer portion of my improved cap illustrating the band thereon.

Fig. 6 is a plan View of the muffler section of my improved cap.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a forehead protector embodied in my invention.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a com pleted cap embodying my invention showing the muffler in downwardly folded position. f

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view. of a completed cap embodying my invention illustrating the muffler portion in upwardly folded position. v

Referring particularly to the drawings PATENT o FFl/cailvj the numeral 10 :designates a section ofmaterial of full'cardigany knit and ,tlie'nu-v meral 11 designates an integral section of purled stitches, the section 11 being of closer knit than the section 10.` Thev outer surface of Vthe sections 10 andfll, as shown in .Figy 1 are allowed to remain as'formed by the lrnitting. operation and theinner surfacel ofthe sect1onsare brushed Aforproviding avnap or Angora fin1sh. As illustrated in Figs. 3 Aand extremities are stitched together at12.

A band comprising atubular-knittedmem-v lber 13 is positioned at the front A'of the lower edge of the sides of the crown portion and is securedto the edge' portion by stitches lll` whichy extend completely aroundv the entire circumference thereof.' It should be understood `that the material ofthey tubularmem- 'ber 13 is so constructedas tofresiststretch- .ing and that itsv` presence at the front portion of the vcap prevents stretching thereof and causes thefront portion Ito .firmly engage the foreheadof a wearer.'v at the edge portionsfor preventing wind, snow, orrain from gaining entrance therebelow, or vthru the` material of vthefront portion. of the cap. j

Attention isdirected that a..wea1e1"sfore`- yhead needs the most protection, since, the remainderportion of a wearerls, head covered by the cap isnormally provided with hair. Quite obviously, the front portion of the cap cannot stretch, the pores in this portion will not be `enlargedas thecap is forced upon the wearerks head.

The muler section 15 illustrated'n Fig. 6 comprlses a curved upper edge 16 which,

positioned at its intermediate portion adjacent the back portion of the lower edge of the sides of the crown, is secured at its in termediate portion to the back portion of the edge'of the crowny by the stitches 14 which extend around the circumference of the crown as above described.

the integralstrips of materialare formed. y 1n the shape of the sides of a fbowl and the As illustrated in Fig. 8, a forehead prou that the extremities of the band 13 "are within the extremities of the 'protector 17 and that the end portions of the lowerl edge are secured directly to that portion of the edge of the cap beyond'the extrei'nities of the band. 13 indicated by numerals 211 andv 25 in Fig. 8. This arrangement causes a greater degree of expansion to exist throughout the protector' than exists throughout that portion of the crown which is stitched to the band'lS and as a result the lower edge portions of the protector are pulled lirmly against the band and the crown portions designated by numerals 24 and. 25 and a light'fitting relation to Lexist between the lower edge l20 of the protector' and the edge of the crown.`

Buttons 26 and 27 are sewed to protector 17 arid are adapted to engage in bguttonholes 28 andv 29, respectively, of the muffler-section 15 when the latter is folded upwardly as `viewed in Fig. 10. j It should beunderstood thata button 3,0 is secured to the outerside of one end portion of the muffler section 15 Vfor receiving the buttonholeof the other end of the` mutlier section when the iatter is folded Vdownwardly and disposed around the neck and below the chin of a wearer.

'It should be understoodalso that the upper section llcoi'nprising purled stitches is formed to provide a spherically sha'pedtop crown portion as illustrated in Figs. Sand 9; the corners'of the top portion of the secvtion being cut ott' and the. edges abutted against eachother and sewed byv continued stitches in line with the stitches 12. It should also'be understood that the row of stitches 12 extends over the top of the crown from thelower rear edgeportion to the lower front edge portionas shown in Fig. 1o.

Obviously those skilledl in the art may make various changes in the details and arrangement of parts of my invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

Having thus described my inventionA on whatl claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A cap of the class described, comprising a crown portion of stretchahle material, a forehead protector of stretchable material secured thereto, and a means for preventing that portion of the crown beneath the forehead `protector from stretching, without resisting stretching of the remaining portion of the crown, for thepurpose described.

2. A cap of the class described, comprising va crown portionof stretchable material, a forehead protector of stretchable material secured thereto, anda means for preventing that portion of the crown lbeneath the forehead v'protector from stretching,` withoutV resisting stretching of theremammg portion of the crown, for the purpose described,` said means consisting of a non-stretchable band secured to the'bottom edge of the crown, only at the portion beneath the. forehead protector.'

In testimony whereof I have afixed my signature. i

HARRY A.. GOLD. 

